How much do Biological Scientists, All Other make in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL?

Percentile spread

For Biological Scientists, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $45,090 and the 90th percentile is $153,280. The difference is $108,190, which is 119.7% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $57,300 to the 75th at $109,450, covers $52,150.

The mean annual wage is $93,380, which sits above the median of $90,370. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL median is 8.6% lower than the national median of $98,920 for Biological Scientists, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $93,135, which is 5.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 7.9% higher than the Florida median of $83,780.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL is 97.031, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $90,370 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Biological Scientists, All Other at $93,135 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Biological Scientists, All Other. Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL ranks 6th of 7 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL is 48 miles away, with a median of $91,560 and employment of 50. That median is 1.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $93,699, against $93,135 here.
• Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL is 48 miles away, with a median of $93,040 and employment of 30. That median is 3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $95,626, against $93,135 here.
• Mobile, AL is 109 miles away, with a median of $97,470 and employment of 50. That median is 7.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $110,638, against $93,135 here.